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No. 809,926. PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906. A. J. ALSPACH.

COMBINED STEP LADDER AND IRONING TABLE.

APPLIOATION FILED MARAO, 1905.

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Witnesses v jULfQi-nv D i n 1 Attorneys ALPHEUS J. ALSPAOH, OF OHlCAG-O, OHIO.

OIVIBINED STEP-LADDER AND lRONlNG-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906.

Application filed March l0, 1905. Serial No. 249,458.

To all wiz/m it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALPHnUs J. ALsPAoi-r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combined Step Ladder and lroning- Table, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined stepladders and ironing-tables, and has for its object to simplify and improve the construction and increase the utility and efficiency of devices of this character,

With these and other objects in view,which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved device arranged as an ironing-table. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the upper portion of the device. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the improved device arranged as a step-ladder. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the ironingboard from the under side. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail illustrating the position of the parts when the device is arranged as an ironing-table.

The improved device comprises a step-ladder portion of the usual construction and with a relatively broad top or upper step 11, the latter having transverse cleats 12 13 near the ends and a longitudinal cleat 14 depending from the rear edge and extending between the end cleats 12 13, the side members of the step-ladder being rigidly connected to the end cleats. The rear portion or leg is formed in two sections 15 16, the upper section 15 pivoted, as at 17 18,-to the end cleats 12 13 and provided at the free end with a transverse member 19, and the lower section pivoted at 2() 21 to the upper section and provided with a transverse member 22 and ldiagonal braces 23 24. The upper section is connected to the step-ladder by jointed bars 25 26, which fold upwardly to permit the lower section to be disposed close to the ladder when not in use. The side members of the lower section diverge toward their free ends to correspond to the diverging side members of the ladder, so that when folded the lowersectionV members coincide with the ladder members. The pivots 20 21, by which the lower section is connected to the upper section, are spaced from the lower end of the upper section, and the transverse member 22 of the lower section is spaced from the upper end of the same, so that when the two sections are disposed in longitudinal alinement, as in Fig. 3, or when the device is arranged as a step-ladder the transverse member 19 of the upper section will rest upon the transverse member 22 of the lower section and bear against the diagonal braces 23 24, and to secure the parts in this position the transverse member 22 is provided with a button 42 for extending over the member 19, as shown in Fig. 3. By this simple means a very strong and rigid step-ladder structure is produced, as will be obvious.

The usual swing pail-holding shelf is connected to the upper section 15, as in Fig. 3.

The ironing-table member is represented at 27 with a contracted portion 2S at the larger end and a transverse intermediate stop-cleat 29 on the under side, as shown in Fig. 4.

To transform the device into an ironingtable, it is only necessary to place the ladder in an inclined position, then turn the button 42 to release the lower section, and swing the lower section 16 upon the pivots 20 until the transverse member 22 bears upon the ladder member 10 and against the jointed bars 25 26. The device will then be in the position shown in Fig. 1 with the upper section 15 horizontal. The button 42 is then turned with one end engaging the adjacent step of the ladder structure to prevent displacement of members 16 22. The ironing-board 27 is then placed upon the horizontally-disposed upper section with the contracted end 2S beneath the cleat 14 and the cleat 29 between the side members and against the inresented in Figs. 1 and 2, to complete the arrangement of the device as an ironing-table. A sleeve-board 31 will preferably be swiveled upon the main board 27 for use when required.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured, and will be found very convenient and useful for the purposes described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A step-ladder having its upper step pro- VIOO nei' face of the transverse member 19, as rep- IIO vided with e depending cleat, a supportingl the upper section with one end bearing bero leg pivotally connected to Said step and neath Said cleat. formed in two sections pivotally united, the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as upper section being coupled to the step-ladmy own I have hereto alliXed my signature der by ointed bars and the lower section havin the presence of two Witnesses.

ing a transverse member for bearing upon ALPHEUS J. ALSPACH. the ladder portion and against said jointed VitnesseS: bars when the lower section is partly ool- CHARLES E. EVANS,

lapsed, and an ironing-board for resting upon F. D. GUNsAULLUs. 

